Walk out a the front or back door, close it, and smudge around the door and door frame. Leave the bundle (safely) outside to burn itself out, and then bury it in your back yard. 9. Stay outside for a short while. Let the energies of the house reboot themselves and work. After about 5 minutes go back into the house and that is it done

Everything about this informal sitting room is calming - from the gentle colour palette of pale green and pink, to the wall art featuring a sparse forest, to the deep woollen rug with its clean pattern.

How to Smudge Your Home

When I first moved to the Pacific Northwest back in 2004, I remember sitting in a yoga class listening to two students talk about smudging a home to clean it of bad energy. I had no idea what they meant,...